its so true erin - it's funny to think about it. by homogonizing
   cultures/languages/etc - it may create harmony but we may lose
   variety - or it might be like the school uniform issue: by
   having all kids wear the exact same clothes, it does eliminate
   SOME of the problems of judging others by their clothes - but it
   also loses independence of creative clothing. Statistically,
   school uniforms do see...m to help certain problems - but the
   need (that starts in children via the adults around them by the
   little things we say) to form cliques, clans, groups,
   separations, "us vs them" - will probably always be there. But
   anyway - that's a whole 'nother ball of wax. I think
   independence in how people look - whether its body look (skin
   color, shape, hair color (gingers are today's group under fire))
   or culture or religion should be heartily ENCOURAGED --... "